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121 Weapons and Explosives 549.02 . (4) Black powder, priming quills and percussion caps possessed and lawfully. used ;to fire a cannon of a type defined in subsection (1)(3) hereof during displays, celebrations, organized matches or shoots, and target practice, and 'smokeless and black powder, primers and percussion caps possessed and .lawfully used as a propellant or ignition device in small-arms or small-arms ammunition; (5) Dangerous ordnance which is inoperable or inert and cannot readily be rendered operable or activated, and which is kept as a trophy, souvenir, curio or museum piece; (6) Any device which is expressly excepted from the definition of a destructive device pursuant to the "Gun Control Act of 1968, " 82 Stat. 1213, 18 U.S.C. 921(a) (4), and any amendments or additions thereto or reenactments thereof, and regulations issued thereunder. (ORC 2923.11; Ord. 75-39. Passed 12-23-75. ) (m) "Stun gun" means any electronic instrument, device or thing which produces, emits or discharges any current, pulse, bolt or charge of electricity, regardless of its voltage, amperage or frequency, and which is designed or specifically adapted to stun, daze, traumatize, incapacitate or paralyze human beings or other animals.' (ri) "Criminal offense" means any offense, other than a traffic offense, under existing municipal ordinances, statutes of the State of Ohio or laws of the United States of America. (Ord..85-22, Passed 1-20-86.) 549.02 CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS. . (a) No person shall knowingly carry. or have, concealed on his person or concealed ready at hand, any deadly weapon. (b) This section does not apply to officers, agents or employees of this or any other state or the United. States,. or to law enforcement officers, authorized to carry concealed weapons or dangerous ordnance, and acting within the scope of their duties. (c) . It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section of carrying or having control of aweapon other than dangerous ordnance, that the actor was not otherwise prohibited by law from having the weapon, and that any of the following apply: (1) .The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor for defensive purposes, .while he was engaged in or was going to or from his lawful business or occupation, . which business or occupation was of such character or was necessarily carried on in such manner or at such a time or place as to render the actor particularly :susceptible to criminal attack, such as would justify a prudent man in going armed. (2) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor for defensive purposes, while he was engaged in a lawful activity, and had reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon himself or a member of his family or upon his. home, such as would justify a prudent man in going armed. (3) The weapon was carried or kept •ready at hand by the actor for any lawful purpose and while in his own home. (4) The weapon was being transported 'in a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose, and was not. on the actor's person, and, if the weapon was a firearm, was carried in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 549.04(c). 1988 Replacement